Roeux
1917

Roeux was a
small village alongside the Arras-Douai railway line,
with a large agricultural chemical works. The British
advance stopped short of it on 9th April 1917, and it
was the scene of bitter fighting there after,
particularly in and around the Chemical Works. The 34th
and 51st (Highland) Divisions were heavily involved here
in April 1917.

The ruins
of the Chemical Works were still visible until around
1990, when houses and a shop were built on them. There
are several cemeteries around the village, and a huge
German bunker (above, and below in 1985) in Rue Dumont
Eugene.